From April until late November you can find bluefish cruising up and down the Northeast. Anglers often refer to these fish as chompers, gators, greasers, and yellow-eyed demons. You can expect to see blues on inshore flats, back bays, and offshore rips. With bright yellow eyes, razor-sharp teeth, and a large sickle tail…. bluefish are …
As seen on the CHEEKY Fishing Blitz Blog Musky are notoriously called the fish of 10,000 casts due to their difficulty to locate and catch. They are the largest predators amongst the Esox genus and can be found from Tennessee and Virginia to Washington State, but are most prevalent in the northern and northeastern portion …
Striped bass are the token saltwater fish of the Northeast. If you’re familiar with this species you’ve often heard about their epic migrations. Every Spring, stripers leave the deep waters of Virginia and North Carolina to spawn and then migrate north. When the stripers arrive, they first hit New Jersey and New York in March before moving toward Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine. As a New York native, I’m lucky enough to experience the first wave of the striper migration in the backwaters of Long Island and New Jersey. Typically, stripers ranging from schoolie size to 30 pounds will stage in warm back bays for a month and a half before continuing on their journey. The aggression and brute force of these fish make them a spectacular battle on fly gear. If you’re looking to get into some migrating backwater stripers, here are a few tips to help you along the way!
When people think of fly fishing, the last thing they think about is casting a fly at a shark. As a fisherman who loves chasing exotic species on a fly rod, my mouth was watering when I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a picture of a giant spinner shark caught on the fly in …
Florida Peacock Bass are known for their bright colors, aggressive behavior, and willingness to eat a fly! My first encounter with these fish occurred on a three day flats trip to the Florida Everglades in January of 2022. On the second day of our trip, Ben and I were forced off the flats due to …
The rich waters of Nantucket are home to numerous game fish such as striped bass, bluefish, false albacore, and bonito. Whether you’re fishing the flats, open beach, or offshore rips you’ll certainly have a shot at a fish. With a robust fishery comes a great community. For the past 17 years Nantucket locals have hosted …